Information
& Activism Resource List
Arab-American Activism:
o Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) http://www.adc.org/ the national organization of ADC working in every sphere of public life to promote and defend the interests of Arab-Americans.
o American-Arab Anti-discrimination Committee http://www.naaa-adc.org/ the government affairs affiliate of the ADC providing Arab Americans with a national structure through which they may express and act upon their shared concerns with regards to domestic and foreign policy issues.
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Arab American Institute http://www.aaiusa.org/
a nonprofit organization committed to the civic and political empowerment of
Americans of Arab descent. AAI provides policy, research and public affairs
services.
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Muslim Civil Rights Center http://www.muslimcivilrights.com/
a community based non-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness
among Muslims in the United States regarding civil and human rights issues.
Palestine/Israel:
o The Electronic Intifada http://electronicintifada.net/new.shtml publishes news, commentary, analysis, and reference materials about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict from a Palestinian perspective.
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Indymedia http://www.indymedia.org/
The Independent Media Center
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The Foundation for Middle East Peace http://www.fmep.org/info.html
dedicated to
promoting, through various activities, a just solution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict that brings peace and security to both peoples.
o Al-Awda (the Palestine Right to Return Coalition) http://al-awda.org/ an association of grassroots activists with the objective of developing initiatives for action related to Palestinian rights and of educating the international community to fulfill its legal and moral obligations to the Palestinian people.
o Palestine Return Centre (UK) http://prcorguk.site.securepod.com/english/ an independent academic/media consultancy founded in the UK specializing in the research, analysis, and monitor of issues pertaining to the dispersed Palestinians and their right to return.
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Palestine
Chronicle http://www.palestinechronicle.com
an independent internet magazine, dedicated to addressing issues and offering
perspectives rarely seen in mainstream western media. These issues include the
plight and welfare of Palestinian refugees, as well as other displaced and
oppressed people around the world.
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Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem
http://www.arij.org/ a non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting sustainable development in the occupied
Palestinian territories and the self-reliance of the Palestinian people through
greater control over their natural resources.
o Gush Shalom http://www.gush-shalom.org/english/ an organization aimed at influencing Israeli public opinion towards peace and conciliation with the Palestinian people.
o Jews Against the Occupation http://www.jewsagainsttheoccupation.org an organization of progressive, secular and religious Jews of all ages throughout the New York City area advocating peace through justice for Palestine and Israel.
o The International Solidarity Movement www.palsolidarity.org a Palestinian-led movement working to raise awareness of the struggle for Palestinian freedom and an end to Israeli occupation, utilizing nonviolent, direct-action methods of resistance to confront and challenge illegal Israeli occupation forces and policies.
o
End the Occupation
Campaign
www.endtheoccupation.org a
coalition of organizations and individuals focused on changing US policy towards
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in support of freedom from occupation and equal
rights for all.
o American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights http://americansforpalestine.org AAPER's mission is to educate the American public about Palestinian human and national rights, and about the role of the US in the Arab-Israeli relationship, and to shape a US foreign policy that recognizes and seeks to advance the human and national rights of the Palestinian people.
o The American Palestine Public Affairs Forum (APPAF) http://www.appaf.org an organization dedicated to supporting a just and equitable settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the creation of a viable, democratic and independent Palestinian state in accordance with United Nations Resolutions 242 and 338.
Iraq:
o Voices in the Wilderness http://www.nonviolence.org/vitw/ a joint US/UK campaign to end the economic sanctions against the people of Iraq.
o EPIC (education for peace in Iraq center) http://epic-usa.org/thecrisis/ an organization dedicated to improving humanitarian conditions and defending the human rights of the Iraqi people.
U.S. Foreign Policy:
o Washington Report On Middle East Affairs http://www.wrmea.com a magazine published in Washington, DC, focusing on news & analysis about the Middle East and U.S. policy in that region.
o Council for the National Interest http://www.cnionline.org/ a lobbying organization advocating grassroots support for a balanced US foreign policy in the Middle East, a realistic reduction in U.S. aid for Israel, and recognition of an independent Palestinian state alongside the Jewish-Arab state of Israel.
o International Action Center http://www.iacenter.org/ Information, Activism, and Resistance to U.S. Militarism, War, and Corporate Greed, Linking with Struggles Against Racism and repression within the United States.
o Milwaukee Coalition for a Just Peace http://www.justpeacecoalition.org/ a coalition of Milwaukee area groups, and of individuals, which came together to seek justice, not vengeance, following the September 11th attacks.
o Partners for Peace http://www.partnersforpeace.org a non-profit organization seeking to educate the American public about key issues in the quest for peace and justice in the Middle East.
Media:
o Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) http://www.fair.org a national media watch group offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship.